Methods & Tools Software Development Magazine

Software Development Magazine - Project Management, Programming, Software Testing

Scrum Expert - Articles, tools, videos, news and other resources on Agile, Scrum and Kanban


Methods & Tools - Text Edition - May 2011


=== Sponsor ===

Evaluating ALM Solutions? Check Out the Independent Audit of MKS Integrity

For organizations developing complex and critical software and systems, MKS Integrity is the perfect fit.  Learn why OVUM declares that MKS has delivered "the unified application lifecycle management (ALM) solution that has eluded most of its rivals".

Get your complimentary copy of this independent technology audit (registration required)

*** News ***

CloudBees Presentation the Java User Group Lausanne

Sacha Labourey, the CEO of Cloudbees and former CTO of JBoss, was recently in Lausanne to present the Cloudbees platform to the Lausanne Java User Group. Cloudbees is a platform that allows to develop and run Java (or more precisely JVM-based language) software in the cloud. Read more


M&T Industry Press Releases Channel

Follow press releases from software development tools vendors

SoftDevNews: aggregating software development news RSS feeds

Follow and support Methods & Tools on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook

Help Methods & Tools: suggest your colleagues and friends to get a free subscription

=== Sponsor ===

Web Performance Load Tester 4

Web Performance Load Tester 4, the first push-button load testing software to generate loads from outside the network, from inside the cloud—a virtual network of servers spread across the globe. Using the cloud, Web Performance Load Tester 4 can simulate as many virtual users as you can dream up. Best of all, you can configure any test, simulate any load, choose any number of test machines …then run your test with the push of a button. You’ll save plenty of time. And even more money.

Get more information and detailed specs

*** Numbers ***

Bug Tracking Tool Usage Survey

Our current poll: Does your project use a bug tracking tool? Go to our web site to participate and to see intermediate results.

*** Jobs ***

Featured Jobs

Software Engineer, Thomson Reuters, Eagan, MN

Senior Applications Architect, Coventry Health, Salt Lake City, UT

Software Development Engineer in Test, Microsoft, Issaquah, WA


Find more than 240 developer, project manager and software tester jobs on SoftDevJobs.coms

Posting of jobs is free. If your company is recruiting in the software development field, do not hesitate to use this board. Get them featured in this newsletter for only $95

*** Linkopedia ***

Software Linkopedia May 2011

Blog: DO’s and DON’Ts of Motivational Management

Blog: Troubleshooting response time problems

Blog: How we do a retrospective

Blog: The Product Backlog Board

Blog: Notes from Michael Feathers’ Brutal Refactoring

Article: Improving Software Engineering Through Holistic Project Coaching

Article: Diffusion Testing

Article: Database in the Cloud

Tool: Cucumber Feature Manager

Tool: SqlDiffFramework - A database comparison tool

Video: Wikipedia Architecture

Video: What’s it Take to Make an Agile Transition?

Video: Flexible Design? Testable Design? You Don’t Have To Choose!

Find more interesting links on the software development directory, the software development tools directory, the software development articles directory, the software development blogs aggregator or the software development videos directory.

=== Sponsors Links ===

The Principles Of Project Management - Deliver projects on time and on budget

Introduction to Software Development

Cloud Computing - Latest Buzzword or a Glimpse of the Future?

(Registration may be required)

*** Books ***

Lean-Agile Acceptance Test-Driven Development by Ken Pugh

Acceptance tests are defined in this book as the test created by the customer in collaboration with the developer and the tester prior to implementation. They are not the traditional user acceptance tests performed after implementation. Although acceptance tests can be used at different development stages, Ken Pugh proposes mainly in this book an approach where all project stakeholders will collaborate to create tests that validate business requirements.

Read the complete review of Lean-Agile Acceptance Test-Driven Development by Ken Pugh

Reference: Lean-Agile Acceptance Test-Driven Development”, Ken Pugh, Addison-Wesley, 332 pages, IBSN 978-0-321-71408-4

Get more details on this book or buy it on amazon.com
Get more details on this book or buy it on amazon.co.uk

*** Conferences ***

SPTechCon, June 1-3 2011, Boston, USA

Better Software Conference, June 5-10 2011, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Methods & Tools subscribers using promo code MTBS save up to an additional $200!

Agile Development Practices West Conference, June 5-10 2011, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Methods & Tools subscribers using promo code MTAW save up to an additional $200!

iqnite 2011 Suisse, June 16 2011, Geneva, Switzerland

Jazoon'11 - The International Conference on the Modern Art of Software, June 21-23 2011, Zurich, Switzerland

Agile 2011, August 7-13 2011, Salt Lake City, USA

GOTO Prague, August 30- September 1 2011, Prague, Czech Republic

Scrum Day 2011, 27-28 September 2011, Darmstadt, Germany

GOTO Aarhus, October 9-14 2011, Aarhus, Denmark

Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference, Octobre 10-12 2011, Portland, USA

GOTO Amsterdam , October 13-14 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

iqnite 2011 South Africa, October 19 2011, Johannesburg, South Africa

Android DevCon, November 6-9 2011, San Francisco, USA
Methods & Tools subscribers using promo code MEDIASPONSOR save up to an additional $100!

XP Day Benelux, December 1-2 2011, Mechelen, Belgium

Find more software development conferences

*** Our News ***

New Sites Worth Visting

Project Management Planet


Methods & Tools is looking for open source tools articles

Methods & Tools has introduced this year a tool section in its PDF issues. I am therefore looking for short (3-4 pages, screenshots included) presentations articles of open source software development tools (JUnit for instance). If you are commiter to an open source project or working with such a tool and willing to present it to the readers of Methods & Tools, do not hesitate to contact me.


Methods & Tools Article Pipeline

In future issues, you will find articles on:
* Function Point Estimation Models Comparison
* The Art of Mocking
* Use of Quality and Capability Models and Standards
* Continuous Integration Pipeline
* Narrative Journey Maps
* Retrospective Dialogue Sheets
* HTML5
* Selenium Tool
* FEST Tool
* Cruise Control.net Tool
* Maven Tool
* Gradle Tool
* Liquibase Tool
* Cucumber Tool
* Windmill Tool
* Jellyfish Tool

 
November 2022
October 2022
September 2022
August 2022
June 2022
May 2022
April 2022
March 2022
February 2022
January 2022
December 2021
November 2021
October 2021
September 2021
August 2021
June 2021
May 2021
April 2021
March 2021
February 2021
January 2021
December 2020
November 2020
October 2020
September 2020
August 2020
June 2020
May 2020
April 2020
March 2020
February 2020
January 2020
December 2019
November 2019
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
June 2019
May 2019
April 2019
March 2019
February 2019
January 2019
December 2018
November 2018
October 2018
September 2018
August 2018
June 2018
May 2018
April 2018
March 2018
February 2018
January 2018
December 2017
November 2017
October 2017
September 2017
August 2017
June 2017
May 2017
April 2017
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
February 2015
January 2015
December 2014
November 2014
October 2014
September 2014
August 2014
June 2014
May 2014
April 2014
March 2014
February 2014
January 2014
December 2013
November 2013
October 2013
September 2013
August 2013
June 2013
May 2013
April 2013
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
December 2012
November 2012
October 2012
September 2012
August 2012
June 2012
May 2012
April 2012
March 2012
February 2012
January 2012
December 2011
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
August 2011
June 2011
May 2011
April 2011
March 2011
February 2011
January 2011
December 2010
November 2010
October 2010
September 2010
August 2010
June 2010
May 2010
April 2010
March 2010
February 2010
January 2010
November 2009
October 2009
August 2009
May 2009
April 2009
February 2009
January 2009
November 2008
October 2008
August 2008
May 2008
April 2008
February 2008
January 2008
November 2007
October 2007
August 2007
May 2007
April 2007
February 2007
January 2007
November 2006
October 2006
August 2006
May 2006
April 2006
February 2006
January 2006
November 2005
October 2005
August 2005
May 2005
April 2005
February 2005
January 2005
November 2004
October 2004
August 2004
May 2004
April 2004
February 2004
January 2004
November 2003
October 2003
August 2003
May 2003
April 2003
February 2003
January 2003
November 2002
October 2002
May 2002
April 2002
February 2002
January 2002
November 2001
October 2001
May 2001
April 2001
February 2001
January 2001
Winter 2000
Fall 2000

Methods & Tools
is supported by


Testmatick.com

Software Testing
Magazine


The Scrum Expert